Maya Angelou

(1928–2014) · American Poet & Author

Was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.

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Maya Angelou

(1928–2014) · American Poet & Author

Was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.
I never expected anyone to take care of me, but in my wildest dreams and juvenile yearnings, I wanted the house with the picket fence from June Allyson movies. I knew that was yearning like one yearns to fly.
Nothing will work unless you do.
You have to develop ways so that you can take up for yourself, and then you take up for someone else. And so sooner or later, you have enough courage to really stand up for the human race and say, 'I'm a representative.'
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.
We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!
The only thing is, people have to develop courage. It is most important of all the virtues. Because without courage, you can't practice any other virtues consistently.
My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God - I thank God every time I think of it - I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.
The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.

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